Language is a way to communicate with each other. We started to learn language when we were born. However, people are used to speaking their native language, so immigrants are having many problems between the first generation and the second generation because they don’t have the same native language. Also, the second generation is losing their identity. Especially in America, there are many immigrants that came from different countries to succeed in the States. Because they suffer in lots of areas such as getting a job and trying to speak English, they want their children to speak English, not only at school, but also at home in order to be more successful. Because of this situation, their children are losing their identity and, even more, they are ignoring their parents whose English is not very good. I think most immigrants are trying to preserve their native language in their new country, but this doesn’t help very much in getting a good job. My aunt taught Korean to her children not to help them succeed in the U.S. She did so, hopefully, to help them establish a Korean identity. Though the second generation was born in the new country, they often get confused about their identity because they look different from others, and also, if they visit their parents’ country, they will probably feel different from other people there too. My cousins told me that when they visited Korea a few years ago, they felt different from other Koreans. They could even feel it just strolling around the street because they wore different clothes and walked differently. We must realize that language is important and valuable for many reasons. Immigrants should make an effort not to be ignored by their children and let them understand their background by teaching them the parents’ language. This is very important, not only for the harmony of the family, but also in helping the second generation establish their identity.
1. According to the text, what is the problem of the first generation immigrants?
A. They have lost their identity.
B. Their children are losing their identity.
C. Their children speak different languages.
D. They cannot speak their native language.
2. My aunt taught her children Korean__________.
A. so that they knew they were of Korean origin.
B. so that they would be more successful in the U. S.
C. because she didn’t want them to speak English
D. because she wanted them to respect her
3.The writer’s cousins felt different in their parents’ country because they_________.
A. had never been there before
B. behaved quite differently
C. couldn’t understand the language
D. had different facial appearance
4.According to the text, the native language is important and valuable to immigrants because________.
A. it gives them self-confidence and better chance
B. it makes the second generation love motherland
C. it helps the second generation to understand their parents
D. it strengthens the family ties and reminds them of their identity
I didn’t realize how short I was until I started school. There, a few kids picked on(欺负)me, calling me names. Then I knew. After that, I began to hate the first day of school each year. I didn’t know who was new and would stare at me as I struggled to climb the school bus stairs. Some of the kids would point and say, “Look at that kid. Look at her.”
As time went on, I just tried to smile and accept the fact that I was going to be noticed my whole life. I was determined to make my uniqueness an advantage rather than a disadvantage. My friends became increasingly protective. They’d help me up the bus steps. If people were cruel, they would take them aside and correct them.
What I lacked in height, I made up for in personality----my ability to laugh, even at myself. For example, one time I was reaching into the washing machine at my parents’ house to grab the wet clothes. I fell all the way in and yell for Mother, who was sitting nearby reading the paper. Watching feet flying everywhere, she laughed quietly and said, “I should leave you in there.” I laughed with her.
I’m 47 now, and the stares have not decreased as I’ve grown older. People ask my friends if I live in a dollhouse. They look in disbelief when they see me get out of my car on the driver’s side. During those times, I try to keep a good attitude. When people are rude, I remind myself, “Look what else I have----a great family, nice friends…”
1.What is the main idea of the second and third paragraphs?
A. How the writer changed her disadvantage to advantage.
B. The writer’s friends and mother loved her deeply.
C. The writer had many friends helping her.
D. The writer had the ability to laugh.
2.By saying “the stares have not decreased” in the last paragraph, the author suggests that____.
A. she is able to live a happy life like a normal person
B. she isn’t afraid of being noticed by others any more
C. some people still don’t treat her as a normal person
D. more and more people treat her with respect now
3.How is the author feeling now about her situation?
A. Quite optimistic.
B. Very satisfied.
C. Deeply upset.
D. Rather anxious.
4. We can infer that the author believes that_________.
A. society should help the disabled as much as possible
B. only your parents and friends can help you
C. what people say about you is none of your business
D. all people should be treated with respect
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
While attending a conference, I returned to my motel room late one rainy evening. The overhead light outside my door was 16 and I had difficulty finding the keyhole. When I finally 17 to open the door, I 18 around the wall for a light switch. I found a 19 where a switch was once installed… but no switch.
No discouraged easily, I remembered seeing a 20 by the bed when I put away my luggage 21 in the day. I found the bed in the dark and felt around until I found the lamp, but when I switched it on, 22 happened! Now what?
Though I knew that it was dark outside my window 23 the outdoor light was burned out, I thought that 24 if I opened the curtains I might be able to use the light from the 25 to find another lamp. So I 26 my way slowly across the room to the curtains and… no draw-string!
I finally stumbled（跌跌撞撞） around until I found a desk lamp that actually 27! That evening I discovered in a whole new way just how dark the world can be and how necessary 28 is.
But even more necessary than 29 light is the light that shines from people----the light of love, sympathy and 30. Because, for many people, the world is a dark and 31 place.
It is the shining that is important, for someone today just may be stumbling in discouragement or fear and in 32 of some light.
So let your light shine. Whatever light you 33 may be a beacon（灯塔） of hope and encouragement in someone’s darkness. And if you feel that your light is 34 a candle in a forest, remember this----there isn’t enough darkness in the world to 35 the light of one small candle.
1. A. burning B. broken C. shining D. disappeared
2. A. managed B. attempted C. succeeded D. meant
3.A. touched B. turned C. felt D. looked
4. A. light B. plate C. lamp D. signal
5.A. lamp B. switch C. desk D. window
6. A. later B. earlier C. sooner D. first
7.A. something B. everything C. nothing D. anything
8.A. when B. unless C. since D. although
9.A. certainly B. surely C. absolutely D. perhaps
10.A. stars B. street C. room D. shop
11.A. forced B. struggled C. made D. pushed
12.A. worked B. failed C. did D. closed
13.A. love B. thinking C. dream D. light
14.A. spiritual B. physical C. mental D. inner
15. A. faith B. soul C. help D. attention
16. A. mixed B. fancy C. lonely D. complicated
17.A. lack B. need C. favor D. face
18.A. devote B. receive C. offer D. throw
19.A. only B. event C. ever D. much
20.A. give out B. leave out C. take out D. put out
-----May I serve your dishes, sir?
-----_____________.
A. No, go ahead B. Yes, help yourself C. Hurry up D. Yes, please
Though_______ came that he was completely defeated, he didn’t lose________.
A. the word; his heart B. word; heart C. the word; heart D. word; his heart
The award ceremony will be__________ live by CCTV tomorrow.
A. interviewed B. covered C. show D. reached
